Chapter 54 Fire

Qingfeng then pushed open the door, carrying a large bowl of brown liquid, and said loudly, "Immortal Lord, it's time to take your medicine."

Qingjue patted Yun Yuelin on the shoulder: "...I've never felt that being the head of the family has such a hard life."

Yun Yuelin: "..."

A few days later, Qingjue's pain completely disappeared, and he only needed to take good care of himself every day.

He returned to the mountain prison immediately and went to see Li Wei and Zhao Sansi.

Knowing that he was not only alright but also recovering quickly, both of them had the same reaction: they both thought he was incredibly strong.

With Qingjue in charge, the interrogation became much simpler, and Li Wei and Zhao Sansi confessed to many things truthfully.

Most of the clues were guessed by Qingjue, and some were already mentioned by Jie Nanfeng. The two of them were just accomplices. The main point was to find out if the Li and Zhao families had any other plans.

Zhao Sansi had already been interrogated enough, and he truthfully answered that the Zhao family did indeed plan to attack other powerful families one by one after this incident, and he had written down a list of current targets.

Li Wei was indeed afraid of death. Knowing that Qing Jue and Yun Yuelin were both alive and well, he knew he couldn't escape a revenge attack, so he simply exposed the Li family's dirty secrets before he died.

He was no longer a member of the Li family; he wished Qingjue and his men would wipe out the entire Li family and take them with them.

"You hate the Li family so much?" Qingjue raised his eyes. "You're still using your brother's name. He's dead, and you still want to smear his name?"

"..." Li Wei was genuinely stunned when he heard this, it didn't seem like an act. He quickly added, "I saved Xie Nanfeng and joined the plan, I was completely clueless about everything. He's dead, what's wrong with me using his name?"

Qingjue keenly noticed his momentary daze and asked, "How did your brother die?"

"Is this part of the interrogation?"

"No, purely out of personal curiosity."

“You’re a strange person,” Li Wei said. “Why are you curious about this?”

Qingjue smiled smugly and said, "I feel like asking you this will make you lose your guard, so I find it particularly interesting."

Li Wei's facial muscles twitched: "..."

He really didn't understand. Qing Jue's personality was the same as the rumored stern and fearsome Immortal Lord Wu Qing.

He's clearly very good at being sarcastic and sarcastic.

"Since things have come to this point," Qingjue said again, "since you're not going to live anyway, aren't you going to say one last thing?"

"Ha," Li Wei said, somewhat unexpectedly, "You think you're worthy to hear his story?"

“Brother complex, huh?” Qingjue leaned back in his chair and raised his chin. “Go on.”

"Didn't you hear me?! You're not worthy to listen to him..."

“I ask,” Qingjue said in a deep voice, one hand supporting his chin with a fist and the other tapping the table lightly with his index finger, “continue to speak.”

"..."

Li Wei was sweating profusely from the pressure of his breath.

...You'll die.

If he doesn't do what this person wants... he'll die...

It's strange, but he wouldn't have survived anyway, so why, why do I feel that this person is more terrifying?

Yes, because this person...will use cruel methods he can't even imagine...

...Immortal Lord Wu Qing is a truly ruthless person.

Li Wei and Li Shuyu are brothers who are four years apart in age. When they were young, the two brothers depended on each other and had a good relationship. The younger brother had a more impulsive way of thinking, and the older brother always spoiled him.

One day, the former head of the Li family was caught having an affair in a brothel by his wife. To protect her lover, she dragged Li Shuyu, who was with her, out to shield him from the attack, accusing him of being a homosexual and falsely claiming that he had seduced her. Li Shuyu was beheaded on the spot by the matriarch of the Li family.

"..."

Qingjue doesn't believe that the former mistress truly didn't know who the former head of the family was meeting in secret.

Ultimately, it's just a case of making an example of someone to scare others; Li Shuyu suffered an undeserved misfortune.

Li Wei returned home that day with steaming hot sesame cakes, only to find his brother's corpse.

"So," Qingjue said, "you were the one who did it when the head of the Li family died and the family took over decades ago?"

"So what if they are?" Li Wei spat and said, "They should have been buried with them long ago."

When Li Shuyu died, no one could remember his name. He wanted the world to know that Li Shuyu was still alive.

“That’s very strange,” Qingjue said. “Your brother wouldn’t want his name associated with bad people, so why would you take the risk and participate in such an operation?”

"..." Li Wei smiled and said, "I don't think there's any downside to it."

"oh?"

"If we fail, I am from the Li family, and the bad reputation will also be attributed to the Li family. The reputation they have worked so hard to build will be easily destroyed. After you thoroughly investigate the Li family, they will have no way to defend themselves against the things they stole."

"If we succeed, we'll follow Xie Nanfeng's original plan and trample everyone under our feet. There's nothing wrong with that."

"It doesn't do me any harm."

Li Wei looked at Qing Jue and said, "Jie Nanfeng is a madman, Zhao Sansi is an idiot, it doesn't matter, I'm happy either way now... It's just that you're stronger than we imagined, which is a bit scary."

Qingjue: "It seems you've never really liked them."

"The things that can save my life are all on Jie Nanfeng. He didn't care about my life when he let me out to fish, so why should I care about him? And Zhao Sansi, he looks powerful, but he's just bluffing. His only advantage is that he can be ordered around."

"Alright, Immortal Lord, I have no more private information. Our plan has failed. Please do as you please."

Qingjue said, "I heard before that you were unwilling to confess, but now it seems that's not the case. Why didn't you speak up before?"

“Because I disgust everyone equally,” Li Wei said, “You’re amazing, I can’t disgust you, forget it.”

Qingjue stood up and said, "Seeing how assertive you are, I'll let you watch the Li family be thoroughly investigated before you die."

"Thank you, Immortal Lord. Then I will wait."

“Then let’s stop with the tricks,” Qingjue said. “Remove the illusion.”

"..."

Li Wei fell silent, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into someone else entirely.

His original appearance: a severe birthmark on the right side of his face, with red palm prints covering his entire cheek, indicating that he had been using Li Shuyu's face all along.

When he was a child, he always had a nickname; they called him "Mountain Ghost".

Later, he truly became a "mountain spirit," killing the entire family of five, including the former head of the household and his wife.

Rumors say it was really the work of the mountain spirit, but in fact the mountain spirit is Li Wei, and no one has discovered his deception.

"This is recorded in the dossier," Qinghuan said, having read the history book she brought from the Qing family library. She found this history from many years ago. There were quite a few cultivators from cultivation families who died because of demons and ghosts. No one took this as a big event. Qinghuan said, "It seems that the records in the history book may not be true. I will have them revise it later."

"Hmm," Qingjue said, feeling a bit sleepy after coming out of the mountain prison. "Thank you for your trouble. I'll be away for a while, so you'll be busy for a bit. I'll give you a break when we get back."

"It is the Immortal Lord who protects the safety of this region, while Huan merely handles the rear work," Qinghuan said, putting away the scroll. "By the way, why do we only see Linglai and the others? Where is Zhoujian?"

"He and the Yun family head went to various places to collect Gu worms and poisonous herbs, which will be destroyed together to prevent further harm."

"I see. You are indeed a promising young man, and you already have your kind of demeanor."

“This kid,” Qingjue shook his head and smiled, “can be quite worrying sometimes.”

“Sensible children are always like this,” Qinghuan smiled and said, “How is the Immortal Lord’s recovery going? When will he be able to return to Quanzhou and Zhangzhou?”

"That's about it. The people of Liuchun are going to hold a banquet in a couple of days. Since you're already here, why don't you stay and join us? The Qing family has elders overseeing things, so have a bite to eat with us."

Qinghuan said helplessly, "How can this be? The banquet is for you all."

"Let's eat together, it's just a matter of having an extra pair of chopsticks, it's settled then."

The main reason is that Qinghuan stayed behind, so Ruan Linglai and the others wouldn't be needed to take care of him personally.

Very good.

Qingfeng is the best pharmacist, and his martial arts skills and agility are also excellent. Therefore, we cannot focus on Qingjue alone during this period. He was almost tormented to death by his several disciples who were too capable.

Qinghuan was completely obedient to Qingjue's orders. She sent a letter back to the Qing family, informing them that she would be returning with the Immortal Lord and the others in a few days, and then stayed behind.

By the time Qinghuan realized that staying behind would mean doing a miserable job, it was too late to leave.

Taking care of the Immortal Lord is no problem for him, but...

"Linglai, don't move your hand around anymore since it's injured—Junior Brother Yan... You don't need to light the fire in the kitchen! Little Aju, little ancestor, please stop learning to cook, okay? How do you explain blowing up the Yun family's kitchen—Where is Tianyu? Tianyu! Tianyu!"

I've had two days of peace and quiet. Although I feel bad for Qinghuan, I'll do it again next time...

As Yun Xiang and Yun Shu passed by Qing Jue's guest room, the former said, "Immortal Lord Wu Qing really does have a group of... disciples, each with their own unique abilities."

Yun Shu said disdainfully, "...It's better to stay away. Let's go, let's go."

Yun thought, "Young Master said that we should take good care of Immortal Lord and the others. Senior Brother, why don't we go and help them too?"

Yun Shu: "But the young master also said that we should stay away from Immortal Lord Wu Qing, so as not to be infected by him."

Yun suddenly remembered something she had forgotten: "Yesterday, the young master asked me to send over some calming incense."

Yun Shu still complained: "Young Master also complained that they are noisy, they are really noisy."

Yun thought, "...Young Master is so conflicted."

Yun Shu was displeased again: "Tsk, watch your words. The young master must have his reasons for doing things. You must not disobey the young master."

Yun thought slowly, "Oh..."

As night fell, Jie Zhoujian and the Yun family head led the team back. Today was the anniversary of Jie Nanfeng's death.

The last look Jie Zhoujian gave Jie Nanfeng was devoid of pity; the more than fifty kinds of poisonous insects tormenting him had contorted his expression.

However, Qingjue also forcibly removed the Gu worms while enduring the torment. If we had to say, Jie Nanfeng was about to die, so his torment was a little lighter than Qingjue's.

The Yun family head asked Xie Nanfeng one last time: "Don't you have anything else to say? These poisonous insects are sealed inside your body, so you don't have to worry about them escaping."

Jie Nanfeng only looked at Jie Zhoujian and mouthed something.

"Burn it," Qingjue said, subtly taking in his lip movements from her perspective, then turned around. "Don't leave a single ash."

“Of course,” Yan Shiqun had been waiting for this moment for a long time, “I will definitely reduce the sauce over high heat.”